Comparing and contrasting is a challenging reading skill. Each of these 27 cards features a short passage along with two text-dependent questions. To add more rigor, several of the cards may also require some inference for full understanding. Each card is focused either on people, places, events, or

This product is designed to be used as a teaching supplement for RL.4.9 - Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.→This product c

These Compare and Contrast Reading Comprehension Passages will increase fluency and comprehension! - Let's take "text evidence" to a new level! This pack is concentrated specifically on one comprehension strategy – Comparing and Contrasting! Included are 20 manageable passages that focus on ident

Compare and Contrast with Stories, Myths and Traditional Literature is a 52 page set that is a fun and effective way to teach a variety of reading strategies including compare and contrast (stories, characters and story elements), author’s purpose, finding evidence from the text, and making Text to

#Sept2018SLPMustHaveThis packet is 25% off on September 7th ONLY as part of the SLP Must Have Sale! Enjoy!This packet teaches your students how to compare and contrast. It is incredibly thorough and easy to prep! The entire packet is in black & white so you can simply print and go. Some activiti

This 45 page compare and contrast resource helps you teach comparing and contrasting nonfiction texts / informational texts in a variety of different ways, not simply a Venn Diagram.
Students will have the opportunity to compare two topics in the same text, as well as to compare and contrast two te

Compare and Contrast RL2.9-This pack is packed full of ideas and resources to use while you are teaching the CCSS standard RL 2.9. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching students to find similarities in differences in stories.Please check out the pr

A set of 32 Differentiated Compare and Contrast Task Cards using PICTURES & TEXT! The Cards are tiered to help you differentiated your compare and contrast instruction. The first 12 cards use pictures to generate compare and contrast relationships. The next 4 cards require students to identif

Learning to compare and contrast information in a text is an important reading comprehension skill. This set of activities will guide young readers through learning how to compare and contrast.
They will start by finding basic similarities and differences between two familiar objects using backgrou

Compare and Contrast RL3.9Third Grade Reading: Compare and Contrast ResourceThis pack is packed full of ideas and resources to use while you are teaching the CCSS standard RL 3.9. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teachings students how to compare and

Comparing Informational Text RI2.9-This pack is packed full of ideas and resources to use while you are teaching the CCSS standard RI 2.9. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching students to compare and contrast between two nonfiction texts on the sa

Compare and Contrast: This bundle contains 5 resources for teaching students how to compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story, by drawing on specific details in the text. For most of these resources, students will practice reading a passage, and then they will writ

Compare & Contrast Non-fiction & Fiction Passages
After looking over my end of the year test results and talking with my sweet friend who teaches first grade in Arizona, I decided that it would be highly beneficial to create passages to help my kiddos practice comparing and contrasting.
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Build comprehension using these 6 nonfiction short passages that compare and contrast similar animals, each featuring informational text and 4 multiple-choice questions on one page. Animals include apes and monkeys, hares and rabbits, hedgehogs and porcupines, moths and butterflies, porpoises and do

Compare and Contrast RL1.9
-This pack is packed full of ideas and resources to use while you are teaching the CCSS standard RL 1.9. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching students to find similarities in differences in stories.
Please check out th

Compare and Contrast Poster and Venn Diagram to use with any type of text. I hope you enjoy this freebie...I would appreciate any feedback that you may have.
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Teach comparing and contrasting in both fiction and nonfiction in a variety of fun ways. This compare and contrast unit combines my Comparing and Contrasting Stories Resource with my Comparing and Contrasting Nonfiction resource (almost 100 pages of comparing and contrasting - a huge bundle of acti

UPDATED Nov 2016- Fixed formatting on pages that had the last choice blocked.
*UPDATED Jan 2014- same great content, new formatting. Much more student friendly!
*UPDATED Nov 2014- formatted font to make it easier to differentiate between commas and periods.
This is a nonfiction text set that incl

This compare and contrast essay writing resource provides scaffolding so students can successfully write a short paper comparing and contrasting a topic of their choice.
Save over 25% when you buy this as part of my Compare and Contrast Nonfiction Bundle.
Include in this compare and contrast essay

This comparison fairy tale unit was created for use with Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young and Red Riding Hood by James Marshall. The activities included can be used whole group, but also work well as literacy centers in grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3.
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Compare and Contrast RI3.9Third Grade Reading: Compare and Contrast INFORMATIONAL Resource-This pack is packed full of ideas and resources to use while you are teaching the CCSS standard RI 3.9. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching 3rd grade stude

compare and contrastPart of a Comprehension Strategy Bundle. Please click here for a look:Compare and Contrast CamiThis pack includes reading passages and printables to practice the Compare and Contrast comprehension strategy.*3 passages, 2 versions of each (6 total) -Version 1- Students cut and pa